Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-11-08


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co recall & VS. abo1f 81 follows
deezg1 Hle1son and s1aHfS2 Il busi-
naas On IN streel. II 1873. NelthsE az
IS bad eng money 70 apsak 81. We
commenced making ssh end doors 90
9 small soale. and GRADING feed Oar
ouslness inezeaseo Eia1t along, and AZ
Ter coapie of years we found o1s
q1GgteEs HeFy much eEAmred, and eona-
me1csd locking shout Tor & siis 1heEs
re could SPREAD cut when we aceumu-
lated euonah 10 aprsad VITA Soua
yearn before thai, Dick Atkins, who ran
9 pile driver, had driven q wharf e tks
eoQth end % Oomm4rcia1 street, ana
pat . w1Eshouss thereon. but darinR q
heavy wind Storm she uarehouss vas
blown deun. and TIE wharf VS. going
% Kaef. This wharf extsnded across
Commercial street, and occupied land
on bath tides ok said etreet. We went
10 zee Atkins. and got his Lowest figures
OF TIE property. Tbs sum uas email,
bat it was more than We felt that We
could take from COR business. Finally,
h0Weser, we proposed 20 Hall 4 Paul
sou that they 20 10 with us, end we buy
tbs property jointly. THIS was salts
factory, and the purchase waa nzade.
Neither Of TIE hfms WeKe ready 81 that
time 30 improve the psopeEty and 20
WI LII n I'm
For q year OF more. Finally ne con
cinded 10 move our faetofy on 10 the
property and hsld 9 conferences with
Han q Pauison 30 divide the prapsEsy,
bat ct that conference Il cropped out
that both firms wanted the property on
tbs west side Of the street. We tried
for long time 10 come 20 some agree.
ment, as 10 who should take the east
half and who the wsst, but the division
held fire for weeks. Finally Mr.. Btef-
son met Mr.. Hall % the street. and
said well George, We want 90 CON-
mence driving piles IN . few days. IL
there no way y which We can divide
Mr.. Hsll replied. II don't know;
K'LL DO WHAT n FAN
ain regard 20 the matter. We are ne
anxi0aa 10 have the property divided as
You San possiblY be-. for We. too. are
ready 10 c0mmeucs driving piles FOE
the foundation OF our factory. / @ill
aecsde 70 say fair proposition you viii
make"
aThaa's sssiafasioFy,@ replied Mr..
Stetson. s'suppese We shake the dies
for ehoioe Of halves 7"
This was agreed 10, and the two Gen
ilemen stepped into the nearest ehar
room and shook
PcKKR DICE, 0NK SHAKE,
Out Of the box. Hall got two fves aud
two duoes, which was Q bi9 throw, and
be feii sure he bad won the eheion.
Stetaon taKned es white as q sheet, for
be had SGT his mind on the west half Of
The property, and nov he thought IL
was all mp with him. HoweseF. be
picked up the box. gave II two or three
vigorous twists, blew into Il, and rolled
The dice out on the bar.
HR HAD SHAKES xHnKE TRANS
And won the choica. The next day we
driving piles west OF Com
mercial street, and have continued driv-
Ing until this day."
After ovexhearinR this conversation, q
reporter called upon reiiable real es-
late man, and asked him the difference
In the value OF the two properties men-i
toned above. He said: "While Hall
& Peulson have q very 6ne property,
ihey are In q senee cRamped for room.
while Sfetson a Posi-. being on the vest
side Of the street. have open access to
the sea, aud can take all the room they
want. should think, aside from the
buildings, thai the property held By
Stctsou Il Post, at the foot Of CONNER
eiAi street, Il worth one hundred th0ua-
aud dollars more than that OF their
Hall q Panlson."